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F&Iby StaffSeptember 12, 2018

CDK Global Adds AutoFi, New Integrations to Fortellis Commerce Exchange

CDK Global announced on Tuesday that AutoFi has agreed to consume digital retailing APIs from the Fortellis Automotive Consumer Exchange Platform. Equifax, one of the platform’s inaugural publishers, also said on Tuesday it will publish new APIs for the platform.

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F&Iby Tariq KamalSeptember 12, 2018

Carolina Dealers Face Florence Losses

Cox Automotive’s Jonathan Smoke weighed the automotive impact of the impending landfall of Hurricane Florence compared with losses suffered in Texas and Florida last year.

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Auto Financeby StaffSeptember 11, 2018

FCA Adds $1,000 Bonus Certificate to DrivePlus Mastercard

Fiat Chrysler and First Bankcard announced that customers who sign up for the DrivePlus Mastercard will get $1,000 toward the purchase or lease of a new FCA vehicle.

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F&Iby StaffSeptember 11, 2018

Total Outstanding Auto Portfolio Balances Top $1.25 Trillion

Total outstanding auto portfolio balances reached $1.27 trillion through May, the first time balances have surpassed $1.25 trillion.

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Auto Financeby StaffSeptember 10, 2018

DealerSocket Announces New CFO

DealerSocket announced the appointment of Gary Ito, who has worked at several global software and technology organizations over his 30-year finance and accounting career, as CFO.

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Showroomby StaffSeptember 10, 2018

Dealer Poll: Tariffs Are Bad for Business

A recent Cox Automotive poll finds a majority of franchised U.S. auto dealers believe new tariffs on imported vehicles would negatively affect their businesses and lead to higher prices for all new vehicles.

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F&Iby StaffSeptember 7, 2018

Ganther to Tackle MLA, CFPB, Employee Privacy at Compliance Summit

Attorney, dealer compliance expert, and Compliance Summit regular Jim Ganther will take on such pressing topics as the Military Lending Act revision, compliance in the post-CFPB era, and employee privacy in a workshop session at the upcoming event.

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F&Iby StaffSeptember 6, 2018

Cox Releases Results of Fixed Ops Study

A survey of 3,550 customers and 404 dealership employees offers insights into how the service department experience drives dealership profitability and growth.

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F&Iby Gregory ArroyoSeptember 6, 2018

Pa. Dealer Agrees to Pay $2.1 Million to End Prosecution Into Bank Fraud

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Hallman Chevrolet falsified loan documents as well as costume jewelry brought in by customers as collateral for purported down payments over a six-year period beginning in 2009. The dealer, David Hallman, accepted responsibility for the scheme and agreed to pay a $1.4 million fine and more than $737,000 in restitution to end federal prosecution.

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F&Iby Tariq KamalSeptember 6, 2018

Two NY Dealers to Cease ‘Bogus’ Etch Sales

New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced that new-car dealerships in the Bronx and Westchester have agreed to end ‘fraudulent, deceptive, and illegal’ sales of a ‘bogus’ anti-theft product and offer restitution to at least 1,100 car buyers.

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